Greek Civilization Vocabulary
Across
- 4. most famous Greek writer in the Roman Empire
- 5. Greek philosopher that was sentenced to death for corrupting Athens youth
- 8. Roman geographer and author of the guide to geography that included maps with latitude and longitude
- 9. father of modern medicine
- 10. ancient Greek dramatist remembered for his comedies
- 15. Greek translation of the Bible
- 16. a Greek poet and author or the Iliad and the Odyssey
- 17. period when the Greek language and Greek ideas spread to the non-Greek people
- 20. the greatest collection of writings in the ancient world and founded by Alexander the Great
Down
- 1. scientist/ inventor who invented the lever and the pulley
- 2. the endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings
- 3. father of philosophy
- 6. king of Macedonia who conquered Greece, Egypt and Persia
- 7. Greek philosopher and tutor of Alexander the Great and author
- 11. the greatest historian of the ancient world
- 12. Greek writer of tragedies and author or Oedipus Rex
- 13. Greek historian who is thought of as the father of history
- 14. Greek philosopher and mathematician who proved the Pythagorean theorem
- 18. father of geometry
- 19. a temple dedicated to the goddess Athena